North Carolina § 163-300 - Disposition of duplicate abstracts in municipal elections.
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§ 163-300. Disposition of duplicate abstracts in municipal elections.
Within nine days after a primary or election is held in any municipality, the chairman of the county board of elections shall mail to the chairman of the State Board of Elections, the duplicate abstract prepared in accordance with G.S. 163-182.6 . One copy shall be retained by the county board of elections as a permanent record and one copy shall be filed with the city clerk. History (1971, c. 835, s. 1; 2001-398, s. 13; 2003-278, s. 10(i); 2011-31, s. 23; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).) Editor's Note. - This section was recodified as now former G.S. 163A-1628 by Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. Former G.S. 163A-1628 was then re-recodified as this section by Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), effective January 31, 2019. The historical citation from the former section has been added to this section as re-recodified. Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(b), effective January 31, 2019, repealed Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, which had recodified this section. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2003-278, s. 10(i), effective January 1, 2004, substituted "Within nine days" for "Within five days" in the first sentence. Session Laws 2011-31, s. 23, effective April 7, 2011, twice substituted "county board of elections" for "county or municipal board of elections."
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